Female Novel
Chapter 753
Silas had reached the end of his patience. "Let me make this clear one last time, she's not anoutsider. She's your future cousin-in-law."
"Fine, you're going to marry her, right? Let's see how good she is at winning you over."
Yelena took a deep breath and walked toward Pearl. Swiftly, she grabbed Pearl's chin.
Sensing that things were going wrong, Pearl stepped back and instinctively tried to slap Yelena.
Being someone who had received training, Pearl didn't hold back in her slap. As a result, Yelena'scheek swelled, and the sudden force caused her to stumble and fall to the ground.
Yelena touched her burning cheek, aware of the red mark left by the slap. She had neverexperienced anything like this before, and Pearl had slapped her without hesitation.
Instantly, Yelena lost her temper and shouted, "Silas, did you see what she did to me? Do you haveto tolerate her unruly behavior?"
Pearl realized that her slap had been quite forceful. She raised her hands and cast a sidelongglance at Silas. "Do whatever you want with me."
Silas frowned and appeared somewhat anxious.
Pearl thought he might retaliate, teaching her a lesson or at least defending his cousin Yelena, whowas now in distress. After all, Yelena was his cousin, and Pearl was just an outsider. He wouldnaturally side with his family.
But to her surprise, Silas grabbed Pearl's wrist and pulled her closer. After seeing her reddenedpalm, he gently blew on it, as if trying to soothe the pain. "Are you okay? That slap looked prettyhard. Did you hurt your hand?"
Silas's concern for Pearl made Yelena, who was on the ground, appear even more ridiculous andpitiful. "Silas, are you out of your mind?"
In the past, Silas had been indifferent to everyone except Yelena. He had always been patient withher.
But after encountering Pearl today, Yelena realized that the so-called special treatment had been away for her to deceive herself. She felt like a fool.
"She's my girlfriend and future wife. She's going to be part of my family. If you want to label anyoneas an outsider here, it's you." Silas spoke confidently. "I treated you well because you're my cousin.But if you're rude to the woman I love, I won't let it slide."
Although Silas delivered that statement with a smile, his fierceness frightened Yelena.
Yelena couldn't comprehend why Silas, who had always acted recklessly, had suddenly changed sodrastically. It frightened her.
While Silas was defending Pearl, Pearl couldn't help but discern the underlying message he wasconveying: she was going to be his girlfriend. If rumors about this spread, it wouldn't bode well forher.
So, she cleared her throat. "Don't pay attention to his nonsense. We're not in a relationship."
However, her words didn't seem to register with Yelena. She saw them as very intimate, and Silasdisregarded her due to his affection for Pearl.
"Stop, you wicked woman!" Yelena was still a teenager, and she covered her eyes as tears welledup. "Listen carefully. Silas's ex-girlfriend is coming back. Esti won't let you get away with this!"
Pearl had no idea who Esti was, but she sensed that Esti must be quite formidable since Silasimmediately straightened up upon hearing her name.novelbin
But it had nothing to do with her. Silas was not Richard, and Esti was not Jenny. It couldn't disturbPearl's composure any longer.
Pearl leaned over and gazed into Yelena's eyes, offering a reassuring smile. "Don't drag me intoyour drama. I'm not playing a part in your love triangle."